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Kawasaki Ki-61
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Kawasaki Ki-61

Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien"
Description
Role Land-based fighter
Crew 1
First Flight
Entered Service 1942
Manufacturer Kawasaki
Dimensions
Length 8.75 m
Wingspan 12.00 m
Height 3.9 m
Wing area 20.0 m²
Weights
Empty lb 2,238 kg
Loaded 2,950 kg
Maximum takeoff lb kg
Powerplant
Engine Kawasaki Ha-40
Power 1175 hp kW
Performance
Maximum speed mph 591km/h
Combat range miles 1,100 km
Ferry range miles km
Service ceiling ft 11,600 m
Rate of climb ft/min m/min
Wing loading lb/ft² kg/m²
Power/Mass hp/lb kW/kg
Armament
Guns 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Bombs 2 × 250 kg bombs

The Kawasaki Ki-61 (三式戦闘機: Type 3 fighter) Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") was a World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The allied code name was Tony.

Influenced by the design of the Messerschmitt Me 109 and Heinkel He 100, the Ki-61 was the only Japanese fighter powered by a liquid-cooled engine. The engine was a development of the Daimler-Benz DB 601, and early versions were armed with German MG 151 machine guns.

Towards the end of the war, the engines were in short supply due to unreliable manufacture, and assembled airframes were fitted with Ha-112 radial engines, significantly improving performance. The resulting aircraft was designated Ki-100.

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Related Development Kawasaki Ki-100
Similar Aircraft Heinkel He 100 - Macchi C.202 - LaGG-3
Designation Series Ki-58 - Ki-59 - Ki-60 - Ki-61 - Ki-62 - Ki-63 - Ki-60
Related Lists List of military aircraft of Japan

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